Sharp County record., 1887-01-06

About two weeks ago Senator Logan
was confined to his home with rheuma-
tism, and later on this was followed by
rheumatic fever affecting his brain. The
fever made terrible inrOad upon the
patient, and early last week he was so re-
duced IN flesh that bis friends would
hardly have recognized him. His suffer-
ing, up to within day or two, was IN
tense.
Senator Logan complained of agonizing
rheumatic pains while he occupied his
seat in the Senate the first two or three
DAYS of this session. His disease, which
at first was acute infammatory rheuma-
tism, was not considered dam
gerous until rheumatic fever set in.
Then his pulse ran so high and the fever
became so intense at times that he sank in
stupor. Long before noon to-day Senators,
Congressman and other political associates
and friends Of the Senator, apprised by the
morning papers of his critical condition,
began to arrive at Calumet Place to make
inquiry about the condition Of their friend,
and bv the hour of the death probably five
hundred friends had come and gone only
to learn that his case was hopeless. Sen
ators Sherman, Voorhees,, and score or
more Of Congressman were among the
anxious inquirers.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. 27-Nows Of the
Senator's death was at once telegraphed
to Mr. Blaine and to distant friends and
relatives. and late tonight scores OF dis
matches Of coincidence had been received
bv Mrs. Logan. Mr.. Blaine telegraphed
from Augusta, Me-:
"Tne startling news OF your husbands death
has Just reached us. Never until this morning
did we receive an intimation that he was con
sidered in danger. 1 dare now only speak OF
nv personal sorrow in view of your own mex
pressible grief and of the general loss to the
country which in peace and in war General
Logan has served with commanding ability and
courage. Mrs Blaine joins me in deepest
sympathy with you and your children"
JAS G. BLAINE.
Telegrams of coincidence from eX-Secre'
tary Lincoln, Governor Oglesby of Illinois,
Governor Foraker of Ohio, Senator Stan.
ford, John c.. New, of Indiana, and many
other warm personal and political friends
also came to Mrs. Logan, each and all
speaking of personal sorrow and griel
over inc S'lu uCWS, anu tAlCIulliS w 'lAS
bereaved woman the heartfelt sympathy
of those who sent them.
At a late hour tonight no arrangements
had been perfected in regard to the funer-
al and interment. The delay is owing to
the distressed condition Of Mrs. Logan.
Although the death was not unexpected
to her, it proved a great shock when 1t
finally came. She was completely pros
trated. Mrs. Logan had for three weeks
been at work in the management OF the
Garfield memorial fair, Of which she had
been the leading spirit, and went to the
bedside of her husband when his illness
began to assume a serious form. She was
at that time almost worn out, and as he
sank she became grieved and alarmed un-
til, at the moment Of his death, she COM
pletely collapsed. A kind of Mysteries
seized her, and for hours her condition
caused her family great concern, The
Senator was her idol, and his death for
the time seemed to take from her every
spark of vitality she possessed. So seri-
ious has been her condition this evening
that consultation respecting burial ar
rangemenis is out of the question.